Turkish Border Remains Closed To Syrians Seeking Refuge From Escalating Violence

KILIS, TURKEY - FEBRUARY 09: A woman wishing to return to Syria waits in line with children to pass through a border gate as a small number of Syrian refugees were allowed to return to Syria at the closed Turkish border gate on February 9, 2016 in Kilis, Turkey. According to Turkish officials some 35,000 Syrian refugees have massed on the Syrian/Turkish border after fleeing Russian airstrikes and a regime offensive surrounding the city of Aleppo in northern Syria.Ê Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would open it's doors" if necessary" (Photo by Chris McGrath/Getty Images)